Gujarat State Tribal Education Society (GSTES) or EMRS Society came into existence on 3rd January, 2000 as an autonomous society by Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat registered under The Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 vide Registration No. F/676/Gandhinagar. The name of GSTDREIS has changed to 'Gujarat State Tribal Education Society' (GSTES) since 11-Feb-2015. GSTES is formed for establishing, maintaining, controlling and managing good quality schools for talented and meritorious ST students. The society is currently running three types of schools called Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), Girls Literacy Residential schools (GLRS) and Model Schools (MS) across the state.

Presently altogether 91 schools are being managed by the society out of which 27 are EMRS, 2 approved under VKY of GOG functioning under EMRS pattern, 5 Ashram Shala functioning under EMRS pattern 43 are GLRS, 12 are MS and 2 Sainik Schools.Qualifying Criteria for EMRS Entrance 2019-20:Student must have passed Class-V from a school.Student must be a ST of Gujarat as permitted by Presidential Assent 1950 (40 Groups) available in the website of Tribal Development Department.If selected, students must undergo Medical Examination from Competent Medical Practitioner.Criteria as fixed may not be relaxed.

EMRS Admission 2019-20 Important dates:

Starting Date of issue of Applications: 05th December 2018

Last date to Return the filled application form: 10th January 2019

EMRS Entrance Exam Date: 17th February 2019

EMRS Result 2019-20 Date: In the Month of May 2019

EMRS Entrance Exam Pattern 2019-20

The student will be tested in three subjects as follows:i)EngIish – 20 marks